DVD rip thats not RIP OFF?

[bt29]

Hi,

I am new to this and have to complete a project for school. Everytime I google a DVD ripper / converter I get tons of fake downloads that dont work.

My Prof told me I could get this free on the net. I have a PC, Pent 4, 215 ram, windows xp

id be happy to buy one if it'd simply do what I need, which is to take footage and either save it for future ref. or burn it to my DVD RW...any rec. or suggestions please

thank you

[TheFrog]

A little more info would help. Not sure what you mean by 215 ram. Have a look at the site:

http://www.videohelp.com/

Masses of help there and tons of free rippers.

[oddjob]

I think this refers to system memory.

Originally Posted by bt29

215 ram, windows xp

This is nowhere near enough RAM for you to use XP proficiently. It will just about run, I guess, but try to do anything very complex, such a DVD ripping, then you could run into major memory problems.

Before you do anything else got your RAM up to 1gig (providing your mobo can take it).


OJ

[fritzi93]

Ugh. Do *NOT* buy a ripper. ALL, repeat ALL the commercial rippers (as in RIP-OFF) incorporate free code. No sense in buying one. Now, if a program that happens to have ripping capability also has certain features or conveniences one likes, that's different.

Here's a newbie guide to make sure your system is up to snuff:

http://www.mrbass.org/dvdnewbie/

Towards the bottom of the page is a list of ripping software. DVDShrink is an all-time favorite for many people. It can decrypt and also transcode a commercial double-layer movie DVD to fit on a single layer DVD(+-)R. If you can reconcile yourself to ditching the menu, extra audio tracks, etc., by re-authoring, one can often fit a movie on a DVDR with little or no compression. This will preserve maximum video quality.

Don't use the download link on the above page. Use this one:

http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/

Read the guide above and this one too:

http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/advanced/

Some of the following is probably not germane to the OP's question, but I'll include it for the benefit of anyone interested in this subject.

Many recent movies have stronger protection that relies on the difference between how a set-top player works and a PC DVD drive works. Deliberate errors in navigation are introduced that a DVD drive tries to parse and fails. Set-top players simply ignore errors. Probably the best freeware answer to that right now is DVDFabHDDecrypter:

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/DVDFab_Decrypter

The above works by analysing the DVD, generating a PSL (protected sectors list) and replacing bogus data with dummies. When a new movie comes out, it may temporarily defeat DVDFab, but the app is updated frequently. (There are ways to defeat any protection manually, but that's by-the-by).

A good procedure is this:

1) Attempt to rip with DVDShrink. If it analyses the disc without throwing an error, all is well and you may proceed.

2) DVDShrink is sensitive to nav errors. If it will not analyse a disc, check it is not dirty or scratched. Try DVDFabHDDecrypter. Rip the full disc (I'll tell you why later).

3) Open the files you ripped with Fab in DVDShrink. If it errors out, use FixVTS to correct the rip. Free, here:

http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tools...uthorfeatures=

FixVTS corrects the "junk" that is sometimes left behind when decrypting an ARccOS or RipGuard protected disc. (If you try to use Fab to extract just the main movie, the navigation can get screwed, best to do full disc and follow this procedure. Bad navigation can render a disc useless.) After running FixVTS, try again to open the rip with Shrink.

You can also correct DVD navigation by processing the rip with VobBlanker. This has the added feature of being able to remove (blank-out) unwanted extras and titlesets. Useful for eliminating opening screens, unskippable crap adverts, warnings, etc. Free:

http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tools...uthorfeatures=

Of course, one can always rip the full disc and then burn to a double-layer recordable. Be advised they are more expensive and the failure rate is significantly higher (as in "coasters"). If you do it, do *NOT* use Nero or anything else but IMGBurn. It's designed to handle the layer-break correctly. Free:

http://imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

One final thing:
When reauthoring with DVDShrink, there is a crude editing capability using start/end frames. Might be useful for your project.

Good luck.

[fritzi93]

I should add:

The subject of DVD ripping is problematic in regard to commercial, copyrighted movies. Technically, it is unlawful in some countries. I'll use the U.S. as an example.

According to the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act), it is illegal to use software to break DVD encryption. However, there is also something called the "Fair Use Doctrine". This recognises the legitimacy of making copies for your own use of copyrighted material you legally own. The apparent conflict has never (yet) been resolved either in a court of law, nor clarified by legislative act.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use_doctrine

"Fair Use" arose out of the famous Betamax case. It has implications that range far beyond the original point at issue, i.e. TV recordings and time-shifting. It is widely asserted that "Fair Use" would be an effective affirmative defense should the DMCA ever be tested. The fact that it has NOT been conclusively tested in regard to DVD backups suggests that there is reason to believe it would be effective. [shrugs]

End of disclaimer.

[snooker]

DVD Rebuilder Pro is a nice program to re size those movies larger than 4.7gb